here in washington, locally, the worst passed us by, a flooded potomac river it is still in its banks. that means the worst is over here. back to you guys. >> thank you vet. super storm sandy slamming the east coast. we will talk about the impact on the gross domestic product and the retailer. >>> this video just came in of atlantic city new jersey. sections of the famous boardwalk washed away, turned into stick and stones. >>> whether the. even the initial estimates for damage hurricane sandy are staggering they bound to go higher. what will sandy's long-term impact be? joining us once again is paul walsh, vice president of weather analytics for the weather channel. what -- you have what he a chance to crunch some of these numbers. yesterday, we talked about retail. >> yep. >> today, you are taking a broader look what are you coming up with in terms of the impact? >> so i have been talking to some economists out there and sort of getting their senses, early days, of course, but chatted with mark zandi yesterday. they are estimating that binds the location where the storm hit, probabl